Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,760 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Jul 8, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The best things about being a baker at panera is you work by yourself at night....work at your own pace take as many breaks you want...as long as everything looks presentable to the public and everything is clean before management comes in around 4 or 5 everyone is happy.

Cons

lack of communication from management

4.0
Jun 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company really tries to strike a good balance between personal and public life. I was a student and they were excellent at giving me time off with little notice. I was able to work at my own pace and was pretty satisfied with the way I was treated.

Cons

Most of the downsides to Panera were not the company's fault, but that of the customers. However, I did have a manager that begrudged the part time employees the time off given and made us stay for several hours after close.

4.0
Jun 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great food with ok discount Great co-workers Young work atmosphere Young bottom level management Great for high school / college students Free Bread & Pastries Low stress work environment Awesome customers OK pay for work expect

Cons

Closing shifts can be daunting. Inexperienced managers at times add a lot of stress to what should be a simple job. Respect between employees could be better. They are pretty stingy with wages. Experience can differ from corporate stores and between different franchises.

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